One of the best horror games ever developed came out for the Famicom in 1989 from Capcom. It was a rare, licensed…
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Ghosts 'n Goblins
Capcom
October 31, 1986
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Platform, AdventureDevelopers
CapcomRelease Date
October 31, 1986 (38 years and 9 months ago)Publishers
CapcomContent Rating
E Mild Animated Violence, Mild Fantasy Violence
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Ghosts 'n Goblins
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Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World. Along the way the player can pick up new weapons, bonuses and extra suits of armor that can help in this task. The game is often considered very difficult by arcade standards and is commonly regarded as one of the most difficult games ever released. The player can only be hit twice before losing a life (the first hit takes away Arthur's armor, and the player must continue on in his underwear until completing the level or finding replacement armor). If the player loses a life, he is returned to the start of the level, or the halfway point if he has managed to get that far. Furthermore, each life can only last a certain length of time (generally around three minutes), the clock being reset at the start of a level. If the clock does run out, the player instantly loses that life.
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Platform, AdventurePlatforms
Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment SystemDevelopers
CapcomRelease Date
October 31, 1986 (38 years and 9 months ago)Publishers
CapcomContent Rating
E Mild Animated Violence, Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
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